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Motor Trip Across Nation Recommended by Writer By A. ROBERT SMITH Mail Tribune Washington Correspondent Washington - A transconti nental motor trip across the United States is a rich experi ence that ev ery American ought to have just to get hold of the breath - taking grandeur of this country and to realize that it has only started to A. not.ll Smith lu Brow lu ma" turity. The dweller of a big city is tempted to think the coun try is becoming over populat ed, for at every hand are ur ban problems that weren't there a few years ago-crowded schools, f e w e parking spaces, bumper to bumper rush hour traffic, acres and acres of new housing develop ments. The traveler across this broad land quickly realizes that even the rural eastern areas provide lots of elbow roqm for the future without even contemplating how long it might take to occupy the vast prairie west of the Mis sissippi. The major industrial states of the East have built great turnpikes which interconnect so that one can now go from New York to Chicago, 837 miles, without hitting a red light or going through a town. It is an eerie adventure to hurtle along at a steady 65 or 70 for hours on end, seeing nothing but rolling country side, tilled and planted by peo ple who must live somewhere -somewhere but not where the big road goes. West of Chicago, turnpikes are a sometime thing. The highway building program launched by the federal gov ernment about four years ago is resulting in extensive im provement on the main arter ies. But once the traveler gets off the beaten path, he is on the two-lane roads of yester year. The best highways in the West lie along the Pacific coast from southern Califor nia to the Pacific Northwest. The worst roads are those which take the traveler over the Rockies along the north ern route toward the Midwest. Driving a car of some vin- Quotes From the News By United Press International New York Mary Martin, weeping over the death of Oscar Hammerstein II after Teusday night's performance of "The Sound of Music": "Please excuse me. Oscar has always said the words. To night I have none of my own." Sea Girt, N.J. Capt. William B. Gray, director of the Miami, Fla., Seaquarium, warning that the shark that at tacked a man off the New Jersey coast Sunday night might strike again: "One in a while there is a renegade shark that gets a taste of a human being. Then he will keep on looking and when he finds a human being he'll attack him." Los Angeles Judge Leroy Dawson, presiding over the second murder trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff, rebuking spectators after several giggled at an ex change between the judge and defense attorneys: "Anyone who finds anything funny here will be removed. This is not an entertainment being provided for spectators." tage with lots of heart but a tired radiator, this traveler re quired three hours-including eight stops to let the motor cool-to climb over the Big Horn mountain range in Wyo ming. The Appalachian mountains are not so formidable as the Rockies to be sure; but the Pennsylvania turnpike, the daddy of them all, snakes and tunnels its way through those hefty hills in such a way as to make any ancient vehicle purr with delight. Possibly when the interstate super highway network is finished, crossing the Rockies will be as painless. One can be skeptical about the need for the gigantic high way building program this country has undertaken, but not remain skeptical long aft er a few days on the road try ing to weave through and around the fantastic numbers of vehicles of all sorts and shapes with which Americans are sallying forth. One can, also, be persuaded that billboard controls are a meritorious cause, but a few days on the road can make a man wonder. The big turn pikes that cross Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana don't permit billboards. The state builds, operates and collects tolls on these roads, and a section of land adjacent to the highway is state-owned and fenced off to keep cheaters from sneak ing on and off the turnpike without paying. So billboards can readily be excluded. Frankly, this traveler found it as dreary to see no bill boards as it is nauseating to see blaring signboards row on row in the overly commercial ly areas, such as the road lead ing to Mount Rushmore Na tional Monument in South Da kota. A few billboards can be better than none, and a lot bet ter than too many. The Baldock freeway seem ed to have the best compro-mise-an example of billboard control but not signboard ex clusion. This traveler admits to being prejudiced in favor of funny billboards, like the ones that gas station operator has erected all over Idaho. A favorite is the one that sticks up from a field of boulders and reads: "Petrified Watermelons. "Take one home to your mother-in-law." One of those will keep a man awake at the wheel and chuckling inside for many miles. Services Held For MacNaughfon Porlland-IUPII-Privp.te funer al services were held today for, Ernest B. MacNaughton, 79, Portland business and civ ic leader, who died Tuesday. Memorial services will be held Sunday at the First Uni tarian Church. ANDY'S AUGUST SPECIALS MEN'S & WOMEN'S THINETTE WATCHES Reg. $17.95. 2 Yr. Guar. S095 V Plus tax MEN'S & WOMEN'S Flex-Let Watch Bands V2 Price ANSCO FLEX II CAMERA KITS Reg. $24.00, Now X Price Use Andv's EASY CREDIT Terms Sample Stone Rings 3 Off Dura-Lite Luggage 3-Pc. Deluxe Set Kitchen Utility Tables $Er88 Use Andv's EASY CREDIT Terms '4-inch Electric Drill Set $(t788 u Set SCHICK ELECTRIC Shaver Regular $28.95 W8 Binoculars 8-30, 6-30, 7-35 X2 Price m I m 1 At Our Old Location Clearance Hie now 3 STORES Medford and Yreka, Calif. YOUR FRIENDLY CREDIT JEWELER 218 E. MAIN, 15 N. CENTRAL and Yreka Green - Stannic VZ1A Medford Tribune SECTION B MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, I960 PAGES 1 to 8 1.5-, - k'f i. .v . : ?n VAIL v? 'If I ill FIRE NEAR RENO-Flames from a section west of Reno, Nov., Tuesday. Flames were o the Donner Ridge forest fire sweep reported more than 100 feet high. Fire was through a thick stand of valuable timber believed caused by a careless camper, .near the California-Nevada border 10 miles (UPI Tclephoto) Fralernifj Voles On Integration' At Chapters Portland (UPI) A vole to open chapters to Negroes was scheduled as the first order of business today at the na tional convention of Sigma Nu because the proposed amend ment failed to get to a vote Tuesday. In two sessions behind clos ed doors, the delegates of the nation-wide fraternity organi zation failed to vote on the matter-one that has plagued the fraterniay for the past 12 years. A representative from Wis consin had previously warned the 400 delegates that if the amendment did not pass, his chapter would have to close within two weeks. At least 11 Sigma Nu chap ters across the country are facing injunction to end ra cial discrimination "or get off t h e campus," according to Richard Fletcher, executive sccretarj from Virginia. Sigma Nu traces its origin to Virginia Military institute before the Civil War. The or ganization has vigorously op posed any changes in its tra ditional rules. The conflict, according to members, con cerns the right of a private organization to set its own standards. The fraternity has 128 col legiate chapters. CONSTRUCTING BRIDGE Happy Camp - "Moe" Ellis and Tom Lemon have taken a contract for the construction of a bridge across Indian creek to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cody Attcbery. The bridge will be in the same site as the old bridge. The stringers are all in place and ready to plank it. Grange News Gold Hill Granga At a recent meeting of the Gold Hill Grange, 96 new chairs were accepted, and members voted to blacktop the front and back of the hall. The possibility of new side walk is being studied. Agricultural chairman re ported there is a scarcity of hay of good quality, and the barley crop is not too good and the price will be higher later in the season. A youth party is being plan ned Aug. 30 for children 10 through 18. This will be for all of the Gold Hill district and parents will be welcome. Lecture hour was a poem I Saw My Master Face to Face" by Blanche Merriman, and there was group singing and games. On Aug. 18, there was bal loting on new members, and Edith Martin was voted favor able to receive initiation. Agricultural chairman re ported pear picking has start ed and that the pears are smaller this year. Also that cattle prices are off a little. The market is good on pota toes at the present time. Master Alva Walker attend ed the third meeting of the Copco meetings, with the au thorization of the state, and reported at the meeting. There 'was a report on the community service committee, on which they are preparing the report for the contest. New rubber strips for the basement stairs, and a new fa for the kitchen will also 09 added to the Grange hall, along with new carpet for the ramp leading to the stage. . The Gold Hill Grange will sponsor "Smokey the Bear Keep Oregon Green club part for all the children who have read conservation books front the library. As "Daylight Saving Time'.' will be on the November bat lot, the Gold Hill Grange vot ed to donate $5 to the State Grange to help fight the ba tie to defeat this. ? Mr. and Mrs. Kelly were welcomed back from their va cation to Michigan. ' - There will be a new dance band at the Saturday night dances starting Saturday, Auti 27. It will be Dick Flood'f. band which played there be fore for over two years. t Mr. and Mrs. Walker served watermelon and canteloupe as refreshments. ? SUFFERS HEART ATTACK Happy Camp - Mr. Paul Crouch, operator of the Wag on Wheel in Happy Camp, suffered two severe heart at tacks in Yreka, Aug. 17. The first attack came while he was at the Yreka Inn with friends. The second came at the Siskiyou County hospital. Friends report that he is still in serious condition although he is improving. EC GOOD STUFF CHEAP1 Men's Clothing Sale BARKER'S Main-Central Hollywood's 'Walk of Fame' Said To Have More Clamor Than Glamour By' VERNON SCOTT UPI Hollywood Correspondent Hollywood - (DPI) - Tourists along Hollywood Boulevard are bumping heads and tramp ling movie stars underfoot. It's all because of the new "walk of fame" -a collection of motion picture, TV and re cording greats whose mmes have been imbedded in jthe sidewalk. Originally intended as part of a campaign to give glamour to the famed boulevard, it has served only to provide clamor. Biggest ruckus is the $400,- 000 lawsuit brought by Charles Champlin Jr., de manding his father's name be cemented into the walk along with the likes of Zazu Pitts, Boris Karloff, Lassie, Ramon Novarro, Basil Rathbone and Jayne Mansfield. Half Completed Only half completed, the walk is composed of black terrazzo squares supposedly non-skid in wet weather in the center of which are red con crete stars. Names of celebri ties who made Hollywood famous are spelled out in brass. Beneath the names are ap propriate symbols - movie cameras for film stars, TV sets for video personalities, micro phones for radio celebs and record players for recording stars. As tourists stroll the wide sidewalks they are intent on reading the names, making for frequent and ill tempered collisions. Promenading the walk, I spied an elderly gentleman clutching a bag of groceries execute a complicated and somewhat graceful -adagio dance. It appeared to be a spontaneous expression of joy. On closer inspection, the old gent had hit a stretch of walk that had been hosed down by the proprietor of a greeting card shop. The greeting card dealer watched with interest until the man had regained his bal ance and continued on his way muttering threats about retaliation. "I don't- know about this walk," said the merchant. "They assessed the landlord to help pay for this thing. So far it hasn't helped business, but it probably will mean a raise in rent next year." Sinatra Only Once Evidently some stars have helped Hollywood more than others. Gone Autry's name appears three times on one side of the street while Frank Sinatra made the grade only once. Perhaps it's because Gene doesn't gel in brawls with parking lot attendants. Misspellings have caused trouble, too. ' Many stars, among them Lou C 0 s t e 1 1 0, Al Jolson, Charles Boyer, Jack Benny and Eva Marie Saint, have two stars. . . . Some merchants feel as if they were cheated, inasmuch a shoe store boasts Eliza beth Taylor, Kim Novak and Dorothy Lamour out front, while others have been assign ed forgotten old timers in their area. Edward R. Murrow is stuck in a driveway where delivery trucks run over his name, but he is belter off than Red Foley whose star is partially cover ed by a large "Kennedy for President" sticker. 1960 UWDI1IV CLOSE-OUT! River Improvement Said Not Advisable Seattle (UPI) The Board of Engineers for Rivers and Har bors has reported that im provement of the Kootenai River in Idaho for flood con trol is not advisable at this time. Army Engineers said the board, at a meeting Aug. 9-10 in Washington state, consider ed the report of the district Engineers from Seattle and Portland for improvement of the Kootenai. The board aereed with the engineers report that con struction of the authorized Libby Dam or eouivalcnt ur stream storacp would all hut eliminate flood damages in the Kootenai flats area. Engineers also agreed that imnrove- ments to reduce flooding in the interim period were not economically justified. FLOWN TO HOSPITAL Happy Camn-Buhorl r.rot ton of Hapov Camn was taken to Sacred Heart Medford, Sunday, by Mercy ills! Q. What do you mean CLEAN... CLEAN...CLEAN? 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